Archive of films Flame / Polte
Three years ago a negative was found of a lost Finnish film made in 1937. After years of natural chemical processes and gradual degradation, the nitrate frames transformed the images of the filmed melodrama. Portions of the scanned negative, with all their defects left as is, make up a fascinating materialization of time and bear witness to the mutability of meaning and perception.
Synopsis
Three years ago at La Cinémathèque Française a negative was found of a lost Finnish film from 1937: Silja – Fallen Asleep When Young. After years of gradual decay, the melodrama's images were transformed into an unintended experience. Portions of the scanned negative, with all their defects left as is, reflect a fascinating materialization of time and bear witness to the mutability of meaning and perception.
Hubert Poul
About the director

Sami van Ingen (b. 1964, Finland). Selected filmography: Butter (1986), All the Policemen (1987), Brachycera (1988), Animal Experiment A/1 (1990), Summer-Winter-Summer (1991), Moving Emu (1992), Finnmunka (1993), Twone (1994), Sweep (1995), The Blow (1998), Fell (2000), The Sequent of Hanna Ave. (2006), Stagecoach (2010)
Contacts
Testifilmi Oy
Stenbäckinkatu 1 A 5, 00250, Helsinki
Finland
Tel: +358 405 339 488
E-mail: [email protected]
About the film
Color, Black & White, DCP
Section: | Imagina |
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Director: | Sami van Ingen |
Music: | Henri Lindström |
Editor: | Sami van Ingen |
Producer: | Mika Taanila, Jussi Eerola |
Production: | Testifilmi Oy |
Contact: | Testifilmi Oy |
www: | http://testifilmi.fi/site/ |